We are hiring a Partnerships Associate to own the full partner lifecycle at MDS, from finding and closing new partners to keeping everything running cleanly behind them.
On the sales side, you will proactively identify and pitch potential partners, brands, SaaS tools, service providers, and experts that align with MDS member needs, and move them from first contact to signed agreement across affiliates, event sponsorships, and community offerings.
On the operations side, you will own partner onboarding, contract management, the partner database, the weekly newsletter, MDSONLY offers, deliverable tracking, affiliate commissions, and community intelligence reporting.
You close a partner, and then you make sure they work. The person we are hiring is equally comfortable sending a cold outreach email and cleaning up a database, and takes pride in a partner ecosystem where nothing slips and everything is current.

2+ years of experience in partnerships, sales, business development, affiliate marketing, or a coordination-heavy operations role where you were managing multiple concurrent workstreams and partner relationships independently.
Demonstrated ability to own both sides of a relationship, bringing partners in through outreach and sales, and keeping them running through organized follow-through and deliverable execution.
Strong written communication skills with the ability to write partner outreach, onboarding communications, newsletters, and follow-ups that are clear, professional, and on-brand.
Experience with CRM and project management tools (Airtable, ClickUp, HubSpot, Salesforce, Sign Now, or similar) for tracking outreach, contracts, deliverables, and partner status. You keep systems clean and use them as decision-making tools.
Highly organized and detail-oriented with the ability to manage contracts, deliverables, databases, affiliate programs, and partner communications simultaneously without things slipping.
Proactive and self-directed in a remote-first environment. You identify what needs to happen next and make it happen without waiting to be asked.
Comfort using AI tools (Claude, ChatGPT, or equivalent) to synthesize community content, draft communications, and surface insights.
Willing and able to travel at least three times per year for events, partner meetings, or industry conferences.

Global Work Flexibility: Our ‘office’ is wherever you are—work from home, a café, or while traveling, as long as you’re aligned with Eastern Time for core hours.
Outcome-Driven Work Culture: We prioritize results over rigid schedules. Manage your day your way, focusing on outcomes, not hours.
Autonomous Time Management: We trust you to balance work and personal life. We do not track time off; we take company-wide breaks at major holidays and have a monthly Friday off.
Elite Networking Opportunities: Engage with over 700 leading e-commerce entrepreneurs and a broad network of partners. These interactions are genuine relationship-building experiences that go well beyond networking.
Exclusive Event Access: Represent MDS at exclusive, high-profile events as a named partnerships presence—gateways to new relationships and a global professional network.
Dynamic Community of Innovators: Work inside a world-class e-commerce community and build relationships with a driven, talented team.
Continuous Professional Development: Grow your skills in partnerships sales, affiliate management, operational systems, and community intelligence within a fast-evolving organization.
Impactful Work: Your work shapes how MDS’s partner ecosystem grows and how partners experience the community—from the first outreach email to the post-event wrap-up.

Partnerships Associate

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